Houston County has been away from home for eight games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Peach County Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Houston County's defense has only allowed 11.3 points per game this season, so Peach County's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Houston County's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Wheeler County on Saturday. They fell 12-0 to the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 36th).
Meanwhile, Peach County entered their tilt with Veterans on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top against the Warhawks by a score of 20-7. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Trojans were the (much) better team in the second half.
Peach County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.6 points per game. As for Houston County, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-6.
Houston County took their win against Peach County in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 25-0. Will Houston County repeat their success, or does Peach County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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